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VOL. II. BOSTON, MARCH 7, 1883, No. 11,

THE TECH.Published on alternate Wednesdays, during the school year, by the

students of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 1882-3.H. WARD LEONARD, '83, Pres. FREDERICK L. SMITH, '84.GEORGE J. FORAN, '83, Sec. WALTER H. BUNCE, '84.I. W. LITCHFIELD, '85, Treas. ROLAND. G. GAMWELL, '86

EDITOR S.

HARVEY S. CHASE, '83, Fditor in Chief.HORACE B. GALE, '83. G. L. R. FRENCHI, '84.J. G. EPPENDORiF, '83. ARTHUR D. LITTLE, '85.FRA.NK TENNEY, '83. FRANK L. LOCKE, '86.T. W. ROBINSON, '84. R. W. HARDON, Adv't Agt.

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W' E have received a copy of the Register ofLehigh University, of South Bethlehem,

Pa., an institution whose prime object is sosimilar to that of the Institute of Technologythat we tlhilk our readers will be interested in afew fitcts concerning it. The University wasfounded iii 181i5, by the Hon. Asa lPacker, ofMauch Chunk, who gave $500,000 and onehundred. and fifteen acres of land in South Beth-lehem to establish an institution which shouldatfford the younlg men of the Lehigh Valley acomplete technical education for those profes-sions which had developed the peculiar re-sources of the surroundlino region. In additionto these gifts, made during his lifetime, JudgePacker, by his last will, secured to the Univer-sity an elldowment of $2,000,000.

Courses of instruction are provided in civil,mechanical, and mining engineering, chemistryand metallurgy, in addition to which there is adepartment of oeneral literature and classics.

Through the liberality of the founder, thetrustees were enabled, in 1871, to declare tui-tion firee in all the above courses, which areopen to young men of suitable talents and train-

ing, from every part of the world. Students inthe technical departments of the school pursuethe same course of study for the first year and ahalf. At the end of that time, the studentselects his course and follows its programme.The general plan of these courses is much thesame as that followed at the Massachusetts In-stitute of Technology, but there are some minordifferences, which deserve attelltion as suggest-ing possible improvements in our own institu-tion. For instance, the study of mechanicalenoineerinog embraces a course of shop instruc-tion, but, in the language of the catalogue, " itis the foremantt's and sul)erintendent's knowl-edge which is required rather than the manualdexterity and skill of the workman and toolhand. The requirements peculiar to the latterare by no means despised, and stu(lents are en-couraged to familiarize themselves with themdllring leisure hours; buit manual work in theshops forms no regular part of the course. Onthe contrary, the student enters the shop withhands and mind free to examine all the pro-cesses, operations, and machinery, and ready atany moment, at the call of the teacher, to witnessan operation of special interest, or to examineinto the causes of aind remedies for any suddenbreakdown. Dressed in overalls, and providedwith note-book, pencil, calipers, and measuringrule, the student sketches the important parts ofthe various machine tools, notes down the suc-cessive steps of each of the important shop pro-cesses as illustrated by the pieces operatedul)on, and, havino, first obtained a clear ideafrom the working drawings of what is about tobe constructed, follows pieces of work throughthe shops, firom the pig or merchant form to thefinished machine .... The students' work isdirected not only by these drawings, and by theprinted programme given him at the start, but

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also personally by a teacher, who accompanieshim into the shops, gives necessary explana-tions, and tests the extent and accuracy of hisknowledge by examining the sketches andnotes, and by frequent questioning." Whetherthe above scheme is better than our plan or notmay perhaps be questioned; each seems to pos-sevs certain advantages.

We cannot forbear quoting the paragraph ofthe Register referring to the gymnasium, assetting forth exactly what that indispensableadjunct to a well-managed college ought to be." The new gymnasium is a handsome tand spaciousstructure, built and equipped with the utmostthoroughness. It will be furnished with the bestpatterns of apparatus, adjustable to the physicalpowers of the students. The bathing arrange-ments will be complete, and the dressing accomn-modations ample. Opportunities for recreativeexercises will be provided in the bowling alley,billiard, rowing, fencing, and sparring rooms.It will be placed under the care of a competentdirector, who will give instruction in classes,and also to meet the special wants of each indi-vidual." The matter of having "a competentdirector" seems to us a very important one.

Another point which we would like espe-cially to bring to the consideration of thosehaving the affairs of the Institute in chlarge is,that the degree of Bachelor of Science is con-ferred only upon graduates in the course ofscience and letters, while the students in thetechnical departments receive degrees appro-priate to the various professions which theyintend to follow. Thus the student in civil en-gineering receives the degree of Civil Engineer(C. E.), the graduate in the mechanica.l coursethe degree of Mechanical Engineer (M. E.),the graduate in mining and metallurgy the de-gree of Engineer of Mines (E. NMI.), and thegraduate from the department of chemistry isentitled to write himself Analytical Chemist(A. C.). Where the instruction is sufficientlythorough to warrant it, it would seem that theconferring of degrees like the above wouldbe much more satisfactory to the recipient

than is the more pretentious but indefiniteS. B., a title so unmeaning that few who havethe right to make use of it care to do so.

rHE prize offered in the first number of thepresent volume for the best contribution in-

each subsequent number has been awarded bythe directors as follows: In No. 2, R. G. Gam-well; No. 3, A. D. Little; No. 4, H. B. Gale;No. 5, A. D. Little; No. 6, H. S Chase; No.7, A. L. Rotch; No. 8, H. B. Gale; No. 9, H.S. Chase; No. 10, Wr. R. N.

A glance at this list will give an idea of theprol)ortion of work for the paper which is doneby those not directly connected with it. Fourfifths of the matter in the paper, including arti-cles, stories, notes, locals, etc., have been con-tributed by those on the staff. This is by nomeans as it should be; we have repeatedlyasked for more general contribution friom thestudents, but the common feeling seems to bethat, having elected editors for the paper, theresponsibility of the students is at an end, andall that should be expected further is entirereadiness to criticise the work which does ap-pear. It may be that the standard of the paperh is been raised by this process of growling uponoccasion, but we are somewhat dubious, andfiom all editorial standpoint the method is ex-tremely unsatisfactory. 'I'he editors have pler-haps as much regular work in the school as anyof the students, and the time given to work forthe paper must be taken fiom other things. Itis certainly unfair to expect them, without remil-neration, to contribute the greater part of thematter as well -as do the work distinctively edi-torial. We again invite every one interested inthe paper to send contributions.

The Committee onil '85's Class Supper havefixed upon Young's Hotel, Thursday, March 22,as the place and time of the festivity. The priceper plate will soon be I)osted. The announcementis made thus early in order that each member ofthe class may plan to be present. The com-minittee will be particularly glad to receive anyoriginal ideas regarding mentu cards.

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An Alpine Adventure.

TVe were sitting upon the broad piazza of the H6teldes Voyageurs at Chamouni. 'I'he afternoon sun

was slowly sinking into a mass of clouds that linedthe horizon and gave promise of a glorious sunset.At this moment, however, our eyes were turned uponthe mountains which towered above us, their peaks andpinnacles seeming to pierce the heavens, and their longslopes, clad in the eternal snows, shining dazzlinglywhite against the dark-blue background of the sky.Far away over the intervening heights the summit ofMont Blanc appeared in all its strength and majesty,while about it, yet far enough away not to seem totrespass on its dignity, the lower summits clusteredlike kneeling princes around their sovereign.

My companion, an old Alpine traveller, who had formany a summer haunted the peaks and vales of Switz-erland and the Tyrol, and who was familiar with everylegend and story of adventure which hung about thebeetling cliffs and grim crevasses, drew my attentionto the black line of a chasm which stood out sharplyon the white side of the Aiguille du Midi.

' Io you see that dark line up there. at the foot ofthat steep slope? " said he. "WLell, there is a storyconnected with that crevasse and slope which may beworth your hearing "; and, tilting back his chair, hefixed his eyes on the line of the chasm and relatedthis story, which I will give you in his words as nearas I can remember them:-

"It was a number of years ago, before mountainclimbing had come much into fashion, and an ascentof that old white head over there" - nodding towardMont Blanc-- "was regarded as something worthyof special mention, not an every-day occurrence, as itis now fast becoming. It was the time of my firstvisit to the Alps, and I had come fresh from A merica,with the true, spread-eagle ideas of a native Yankeeconcerning the superiority of his country in all things,and especially in regard to natural advantages andmountain scenery. I had climbed all the peaks ofnote in the Eastern States, and had been up many ofthe Rockies and Nevadas, and I felt myself competentto. walk up any little twopenny Swiss mountain, ice orno ice, guides or no guides. I had even conceived theidea of smuggling up a sled, and, starting at the top,I would come down in a style which should excite theadmiration of timorous guides and plodding English-men. Mind, I was not much more than a boy, and myenthusiasm and confidence in my own powers werethings extraordinary.

" ()n the afternoon of my arrival here I started tomake up a party to climb Mont Blanc the followingday, for I intended to beard the lion at the first oppor-tunity and conquer the highest mountain at once.Greatly to my disgust I could find no guides who, byany inducements, could be persuaded to start the next

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" The path, or rather the way of ascent, - for there isno path, as all traces of a climbing party are speedily lostin the drifting snow, - ran from the Glacier de Bossonover a series of lower shoulders and wound around tothe farther side of the mountain, finally passing overthat sharp ridge which stands against the sky abovethe crevasse. Starting early in the morning, we expe-rienced no great difficulty in crossing the ice fields andclimlbing the slippery slopes, though once or twice wefound it necessary to bridge some yawning openingwith our ladders, or cross on a frail snow-bridge, thatlooked as if it might give way at any moment. Onlyon these occasions had the ropes been used; but as wewere about to begin the steep climb alone the ridge,word was passed to join in line and make ourselvesfast with the ropes.

" The excitement of the ascent had set my blood toboiling, and the idea of being tied to the rope I haugh-tily disdained. My companions protested, and threat-ened to give up the climb if I would not allow myselfto be joined to them. The guides shrugged theirshoulders at my rashness, and pointed out the dangersI nmust encounter and the terrible death that awaiteda slip or misstep. All to no purpose; it was myintention to climb a snow-clad by my own unaidedefforts; and climb I would, though the whole companyshould go back and leave me to go alone.

" I don't defend my recklessness; it was a boy's fool-hardiness and love of danger, of which I was well curedbefore the day was over. At last, finding all protes-tations unavailing, the party started up, leaving oneguide to have special charge of me We had notgone far up the dizzy cliffs,-for the beginning was analmost perpendicular wall of ice, in which each stephad to be cut with the ice-axe,-before I would havebeen glad to have had the rope's assistance. Pride,however, held me firm; and I would rather haveperished than have asked for help or appeared in anyway to need it. Safely we reached the top of thecliff, and then began a long, toilsome ascent upon thenarrow ridge which led up to the summit.

"On this side you can see how the slope from theridge runs down almost precipitously to the crevasse,and on the other side of the ridge it is even steeper, aclear slide for many thousand feet, ending in a sheerfall into the valley below. The top is only a few feetwide and in places narrows to a few inches. Thisside, you see, is broken by the line of the crevasse,which lies half-way down toward the glacier. This

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ridge was, and still is, a great place for snow ava-lanches, which start at the crest and slide with accu-mulating material and ificreasing velocity until theyare dashed upon the ice-sea far below.

"If your sight is good you may be able to see,perhaps two thirds of the way up the ridge, a slightrise, like a large snow heap, outlined against the sky.Yes? Well, when we reached that point the leadingguide with the party following continued directly overit and my guide was needed to help cut steps inthe ice, leaving me alone for the moment. I saw that adescent would have to be made to again reach thegeneral line of the ridge, and, in my ignorance, Idecided that it would be much less difficult to goaround the pile than to follow the others over it. Soround I started, sinking to my knees in the soft snowthat overlaid the ice. I had gone but a few steps when Iheard a wild cry behind me, and, turning, saw my guideand the whole party standing transfixed with horror, andtheir eyes on me. Glancing now at the snow at myfeet, I found that the whole mass in which I stood hadtaken up a slow motion down the slope and I wasgoing with it. Hurriedly I attempted to pierce 'the icebelow with my iron shop alpen-stock and thus holdmyself. My efforts were in vain until at last thepoint caught in a crevice; but the downward motion hadbecome too swift, and the stick was wrenched fiom myhand. My last hope was gone. With each instantthe speed of the slipping mass increased and it beganto grow terrific. My courage forsook me, my kneesshook and could scarcely support me, mlly heart seemedto stop its beating. The panorama of my lifetimeflashed before me and each second appea;red- an age.The horror-stricken faces of my friends as I last sawthem, and the thought of the terrible story they wouldcarry to my parents and my home, added anotheragony to the consciousness of my appalling doom, fromwhich it now appeared no power on earth or heavencould save me.

"All this happened in a fraction of the time I havetaken in telling you. A moment more would see mehurled a shapeless mass upon the glacier a' thousandfeet beneath. Another wild scream sounded in myears, and there darted before my eyes an eagle withoutstretched neck and beating wings. Startled, de-spite my position, in a.flash I felt my self-controlreturn and with almost a fierce joy I faced thethought that I was hurrying to destruction. All thepride my birth had given me came to sustain me andmake me determined that, even riding an avalanche, anAmerican should be master of the situation, and, if hemust, would ride undaunted into eternity.

6" I threw one glance about me. The whole side ofthe mountain appeared to be thundering down beforeme and rolling over the edge of the precipice on to theglacier. Suddenly I felt a terrific shock, which threw

me forward on to my face and buried me in the snow.Another and another followed, each driving me deeperinto the yielding bed. I felt an overpowering press-ure on my head, my eyes started from their sockets: Iwas suffocating; my brain reeled and I lost conscious-ness.

" In a moment I recovered; the pressure had disap-peared and I could no longer feel the motion of theavalanche. Amazed, I tried to free myself from theweight of snow above -me, and after a few franticstruggles I found myself on, the surface. The terribleexcitement had left me powerless; my nerves wereunstrung and my limbs failed to support me: I stag-gered like a drunken man A great revulsion of feel.ing swept over me, and from the depths of my beingI thanked God that my life had been spared. It wassome time before I was able to look about me anddiscover the means by which I had been saved. Ifound I had stopped almost on the brink of the chasm.The opening at that point was quite narrow, and thegreater part of the avalanche had rushed across it andcontinued its headlong course down the slope to thefinal precipice. An immense mass of ice, which had1been started some distance before me, had in somemanner become wedged in the crevasse and hadturned the material following it to one side or theother and occasioned, I suppose, the successive shocksI had felt. My position had been at the upper part ofthe sliding mass, and, inlbedded as I was in the snow,I had survived the Stopping of this portion of theavalanche without severe injury.

"It was a considerable time before I was able torecover from the prostration. Feebly I crawled backalong the track of the slide for some distance, and thendescended by a safe incline, and finally reached theglacier, whence the path hither was well defined. Itwas late in evening when I reached this house, andyou can imagine the reception that I met with. Myfriends had no thought but that I must have perished,and their joy in finding me alive was such that theyeven forgave the recklessness which had brought allthe terror upon them. You may be sure that I wascured forever of my hair-brained love of danger andreckless disregard for the feelings of others. I haveclimbed many snow-clads since and have had othernarrow escapes, but no scene is so indelibly stampledon my memory as that ride on the avalanche."

My companion was silent for a few moments; then,turning toward me with a smile, he said, " Well, there,you have my adventure. I am always stirred whenI relate it, although in the hearing it may be tameenough. Will you have an Havana?" and relight-ing his cigar, which had died out during the narration,the old traveller sauntered off toward the supper-room. c.

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The Boston Meeting of the Mining Engineers.THE annual meeting of the American Institute

of Mining Engineers was opened at HotelBrunswick, in this city, Feb. 20.

The first session opened by an address of wel-come by Mr. Edward Atkinson, who is the ac-knowledged leader and representative of themanufacturing interests of the Eastern States.

Mr. Atkinson was followed by Mr. ThomasDoane, President of the Boston Society of CivilEngineers. After a short reply by Mr. R. P.Rothwell, the president, the meeting was formallyopened, Mr. James C. Bayles reading a paper onthe "Microscopic Analysis of Steel." He en-larged on the fact that, although a great numberof physical tests as well as chemical analyses htadbeen made, nothing connected the two series ofresults; and he thought that the microscopicanalysis might serve this purpose when moreefully developed.

Dr. T. Sterry lIunt theln read a very interest-ing paper ulpon " Coal .and Iron in Alabama."

After the election of a large number of newmembers, the meeting, adjourned.

The second session was held Wednesdtay morn-ing, in the Instittute of Technology.

Prof. Richards o01ened with a paper upon the"Peculiarities of Block rlTin obtained by Smelt-ing the Residuum after Distilling off the Mercuiryfrom an Amalgam of Mercury and Tin."

Mr. H. WY. Howe followed with a praper on a"Suggested Cure for Blast Fulrnace Chills "; andProf. W. P. Blake upon the " Met:llurgy ofNickel."

Mr. A. S. Bower, civil engineer of St Neots,England, was then introduced, and read a veryinteresting paper upon the "Bower-Barff Pro-cess." The object of the paper was to showwhat might be clone in protecting iron and steelfrom rust by forming a coating of magneticoxide upon the surfiace by an inexpensive pro-cess. To Prof. Barff is due the credit of beingthe first to undertake to coat iron and steel withmagnetic oxide for this purpose. His processconsists in subjecting the iron and steel articlesto the action of superheated steam; and when

they are at temperatures sufficiently high, threeequivalents of iron combine with four of oxygen,forming one equivalent of magnetic oxide.

After a series of experiments Mr. Bower foundthat, by burning a fuel gas similar to that pro-duced by the Siemens generator in a large ex-cess of air, the articles to be oxidized were coatedwith magnetic oxide close to the iron and a coat-ing of sesquioxide over all. This outside coat-ing might then be reduced to the magnetic oxideby cutting off the excess of air and burning thefilel gas alone.

Each process is good for special kinds of work;thus the Bower process is much quicker for castiron, while fbr wrought iron the coating is aptto scale off, unless previously rusted. Steel canbe equally well treated by either process.

In the afternoon an excursion was made'tothe sewerage pumnping engines designed by Mr.'E. D. Leavitt, Jr. They are compound verti-cal engines, and have a capacity of 25,000,000gallons per day. 'The fly-wheel is 36 feet indiameter, and makes 1 1 revolutions per minute.

A visit was then made to the Norway IronAorks and the Carson Sewer Excavating Ap-paratus.

The third session was held in the evening, atthe Institute, and was opened witlh a paper byPriof. W. C. Kerr upon the "Geological Rela-tions of the Topography of the South Appa-lachian Plateau," followed by Dr. T. Egleston onthe " Collection of Flue Dust at Ems."

Mr. A. F. Hill then read an elaborate paperupon the " Shop Treatment of Steel."

On Thursday morning a visit was made to thetesting machine at WXatertown. After witness-ing the testing of a steel bar made at the NorwayIron Works, the party was driven to HarvardUniversity, where the principal buildings wereinspected.

The fourth session was held in Boylston Hall,Prof. L. P. Sharples reading a paper upon the"Strelnth of American Woods."

In the evening nearly two hundred ladies andgentlemen sat down to the subscription dinnerat Hotel Brunswick.

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'84 Class Supper.N the eve of Washington's birthday, about

forty members of the class of '84 assembledat the Quincy House to enjoy their second annualsupper.

This most delightful occasion is looked for-ward to with great plbasure, as it is the onlyopportunity the members have throughout thewhole year of being together to have a goodtime as a class. Great pleasure was expressedin meeting a number of those who entered theInstitute with '84 but have since become ex-members.

About quarter past seven xvork at the tablewas commenced, and it is needless to say that,for an hour or more, the inner man held completesway,- hygienic laws being by mutual consentsuspended for the evening. Suddenly, whileall were bending over the task before them, thereal fun of the evening commenced, as the toast-master, Mr. Hardon, arose, and after a feweloquent remarks proposed as the first toastThe Institute. This was responded to in aneloquent manner by our class president, Mr.Tyler.

The following toasts were then at intervalsproposed: Class of'84, Mr. Rotch; Civils, Mr.Bothfeld; Annex, Mr. Chandler; Chemists, Mr.Chase; Mechanicals, Mr. Baldwin; Ex-lMem-bers, Mr. Pratt; Miners, Mr. Bartlett; RogersMemorial Committee, Mr. Bunce; Architects,Mr. Illsley; Athletics, Mr. Haines; Army, Capt.Weston; TECHL, Mr. French; : M. E., Mr. Ap.pleton; 2. G., Mr. Robinson; Sigma Chi, Mr.Lull.

The responses were full of humor, a greatdeal of merriment was caused, and the speakerswere frequently interrupted by great applause.

Only once during the evening wa, the partystartled by the sound of poetical lines, a minerperforming the guilty act in his response tothe toast, Department of Mining. The daybefore it had been noticed that his mind seemedto be wandering, and after the supper he wasfondly cared for.

Too much praise cannot be given Mr. Hardon

who officiated as toast-master, the ceremoniesbeing conducted by him in a most pleasingmanner.

Surely, all plresent will look back upon thisas one of the pleasantest occasions of theirInstitute life.

!aummtuniatiaas.It should be distinctly understood that the editors do not hold

themselves responsible for the expressions and statements of con.tributors to this column.

BOSTON, Feb. 23, 1883.To the Stu'adents of the Ai. I. T.:

Gentlemen, -- I hope that Birth-ington's Wash-daywas pleasantly passed.

Respectfully yours,J. H. S. BATES, '85

S"PRING is near at hand, and with it the timeof our annual spring games once more ap-

proaches. The last indoor spring meeting ofthe M. I. T. A. C. was in every wa 5 a decidedsuccess, and one of which the Institute mayjustly be proud.

The ganes were open to all competitors, andamong others the Harvard Athletic Association,the Union Athletic Club, and the Jamaica BoatClub were represented. In all the events theInstitute showed herself fully able to competewith such worthy adversaries, and did herselfcredit; but if this year's games are to be thrownopen to non-members of the club, we fear a dif-ferent result, unless in the time now remainingbefore the meeting the members of the associa-tion put in more solid and regular work thanthey have done this year heretofore.

The gymasium is sufficiently well-equipped andlarge enough to bring out one's powers; andthere is surely nio lack of good material :imongthe fellows. Despite the loss of several of ourbest athletes, the association still has men who.with practice, will be fully qualified to sustain itsreputation In order, then, to make our ap-proaching games a success, let the men go intothe gymnasium for the next month and see whata systematic course of exercise they can do.

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The spring indoor meetings of the HarvardAthletic Association, three ill number, will beginnext Saturday, March 10, and continue throughthe two following Saturdays. Already a largenumber of tickets have been sold and ,a largeattendance assured.

The South Boston Athletic Club tug-of-warteam has refused to accept the second medalsawarded them at the Union Games of Feb. 5.It is to be remembered that the South Bostonswere at first thrown out of the lists on accountof being over weight, but, having taken a lighterman fi'om the Union Club, were allowed to pull.After the tugs, which they won, they were, bya protest firom the Lynn teamn, who claimedthey had not agreed to the substitute, thrownout of the first medals and only given the second.They now challenge any light-weight team in theState for the State championship and a set ofgold mnedals, the medals to b)e given by thedefeated team.

Oe amrtaet n ates.ACCORDING to the Reading, (Pa.) Eagle,

a gentleman of Parkesburg, Pa., contem-plates the erection of a private mapsion, whichwill be built entirely of iron, except the founda-tions, which are to be of solid rock. The outsideof the house will be painted and ornamented toappear as if it were built of wood. The outsidewalls will be hollow, and contain pipes throughwhich the smoke and heat firom the furnace willpass, thus warming the walls and rooms. Inorder to prevent the warping which would takeplace, owing to the contraction and expansionof the iron, there will be breaks in the iron atintervals which will be filled with rub)ber, sothat when expansion talies place there will b)eroom for it without producing any change inthe contour of the framewvork. The roomswill be frescoed and ornamented as if therewere plastered walls. The floors of some roomswill be of polished cast-iron tiles, while the man-tel-pieces of the parlor land dining-rooms wvill beof polished steel, handsomely ornamented. The

house will certainly be an architectural and sci-entific curiosity. The owner admits that it willcost two or three times as much as an ordinaryhouse, but claims that once built it will lastfor centuries without repairs, and wvill nevercost a cent for insurance.

A novelty in the way of houses has recentlybeen erected at Atlalntic City, N. J. The houseis built in the shape of an elephant, a windingstaircase leading up through one of the legs toa large hall. The windows are formed by theeyes and the ornamentation of the blanket,which is thrown over the animal's back. Onton is a pavilion. The trunk is filled with pipeswhich supply the upper stories with water.The builder has got a patent upon the design,but we hope that few would copy it, even if hehad not done so.

The architects are advised to read the articlein the Oentury for -March on the ArchitecturalLeague il New York.

At Tufts College, near Boston, a new coursein electrical engineerincg hLas been established.The course is under the supervision of Prof. A.E. Dolbear, one of the pioneers of the telephone,and emninent for his electrical inventions. Thisdepartment embraces instruction in wood andmetal work at the vise and lathe, practice inrunning the steam-engine, and an extensiveexperimental course, with electric and acousticapparatus, with special reference to the applica-tion of telegraphy, telephony, and electric light-ingl. - lectrician.

The Electr'ical Review has published a longarticle on the course of Electrical Engineeringat the Ma\ssachusetts Institute of Technology.We thought once of publishing an article on theabove subject, but gave it up. The idea seemsto h'ave got all'oadc somehow that our course ofelectrical engineering is a living reality.

It is reported that the Merchant VenturersCompany, of Bristol, Englaud, has resolved toerect, at ani expense of $150,000, a technicalschool for the uise of the Bristol Trade and Min-ing School, founded through the exertions ofCanon AMosely, in 1855.

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Noticeable Articles.THE CORNHILL, February. F. W. H. Myers onl

Dante, Rossetti, and the Religion of Beauty. "Assur-edly," says Mr. Myers, "' the 'aesthetic movement ' isnot a mere fashion of the day, the modish pastime ofnin-compoops and charlatans (i. e., Oscar Wilde &Co.), the imitators who surround its leaders, and whosejargon almost disgusts us with the very mysteries of art,and the very vocabulary of emotion. These men arebut the straws which mark the current, the inevitableparasites of a rapidly rising cause."

CONTEMPORARY, February. "C (ontemporary Lifeand Thought in France," by Gabriel Monod. (Gatm-betta.) Gambetta, by a German.

FORTNIGHTLY, February. Gambetta, by a friendand follower.

CORNHILL, February. Memories of Gambetta.THE CENTURY, March. Gambetta, with portrait.The student of contemporary politics can here

look at the famous Frenchman from very differentpoints of view.

FOR.TNIGHTLY, February. The House of Lords, byE. A. Freeman. A paper suggested by two others onthe same subject; one in the Fortnightly for May, 1882,by T. E Kibbel (Conservative); the other in the num-ber for September, 1882, by A. F. Leach (Liberal).Compare also the chapter in that capital little book," The English Constitution," by Bagehot. Mr. Free-man quotes" the epigrammatic saying of a distinguishedAmerican, that the American Senate is as superior tothe House of Lords as the House of Rlepresentativesis inferior'to the House of Commons."

MEXICO AND HER RAILWAYS, by J. Y. Sargent." To sum up these, all the facts and most of the argu-ments bearing upon the development of Mexico bymeans of railways . . seem to point to a great and suc-cessful career for the few great lines already built orpartly built, and a bright future of progress and pros-perity for Mexico herself."

" THE BEGINNING OF ART, by Stanley Lane-Poole.A review of a very beautiful and valuable new book," A History of Art in Ancient Egypt," with over sixhundred illustrations, from the French of Perrot andChipiez. "Much of the precision and insight intodesigns which are displayed in the architectural part ofthe work are due to Mr. Chipiez, who brings the eyeof a practical architect to bear upon the principles ofEgyptian building, and whose reconstruction of someof the temples and other monuments are among themost interesting illustrations of a book which aboundsin exquisite drawings."

THE student of contemporary history will be inter-ested in a little book just published by Cassell. '" AHistory of the Year--Oct. 1, 1881, Sept. 30(, 1882."It contains chapters on Politics, Political Economy,Religion, Science, Art, Athletics, etc. It has alreadyreached a second edition.

ENGINEERING students will be interested in the lastissue of Harper's Franklin Square Library, " The Auto-biography of James Nasmyth, Inventor of the SteamHammer," edited by Samuel Smiles, who wrote thosecapital books, 1" The Life of George Stephenson,." andthe " Lives of the Engineers." w. P. A.

The chemists may find it worth while to read apaper in the Chemical News, Feb. 9, 1883, on thepresent condition of the soda industry, showing thechanges which may take place within a few years in animportant chemical industry and the apparently triflingcauses which influence such changes. w. R. N.

THE March assessmentnow due

of the Tennis Club is

Finnegan, '84, said he was going down in aPullenan .

The V. L. Club is organizing an amateurminstrel performance.

The pictures now on exhibition at Williams& Everett's will repay a visit.

Yale College should be called Golgotha, whichmeans the place of the " skull -and Bones."

Mr. Smith has decided not to take the placeas assistant engineer on the P. T. & St. L. R. R.

We notice that the special architects nevermiss aiy of Prof. Cross's lectures on color.Why, we will not say.

1. P. Ilsley & Co. have doubled the size oftheir store, and now have the largest retailhat store in the country.

Johnny _says he knows what "householdgods" are; they are what his pa uses when heputs up the stove funnel.

What is the difference between a lawn spiink-ler and a Chinaman? One keeps the lawn wet,and the other keeps the laun-dry.

The following was a Virginia statute: Sup-plementary to an act to amend an act making itpenal to alter the mark of an unmarked dog.

The ventilating apparatus of the PhysicalLecture Room was tested by the architects theother dlay and found to be very satisfactory.

The difference between the death of a sculptorand that of a barber may be thus described:one makes faces and busts; the other curls upand dyes.

On account of delays from various causes onone of the railroads, one of the professors seldomarrives at the Institute in time to give his morrning lecture,

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A gentleman who had conferred a fhlvor uponian Irishman was thus addressed bIy him: "Longlife to you, sir ! With the blessing of God, mayyou live to eat the hen that scratches the gravelon your grave I"

It is rumored that a man was seen at workupon the foundations of the new building "a fewdays ago. He was actually at work, pumlinglwater fiom one side of a l)ile of dirt to theother, and five other labiorers were standing l)y

to witness the strange pIhenomenon.The Rogers Memorial meeting was fitirly

well attended. and it was resolved to carry thematter throultgh, and erect the proposed tablet.The committee were given authority to order at:l)let and collect sulbscriptions. It is hopedthat within three or fbur months the tblblet w-illbe inl position in the building.

Quite a surprise i'was created U11among theCivils the other morninog as Gold '83 came inclothed with a new hat, necktie, and pantaloons.On inquiry it w;xs ascertained that he, \whilespending a week with his aulnt in New York,had decided it would be more ibecomingi to hilas a Senior to have a little more style.

t Prof. Knorwlton, of San Francisco, spells

potato ' Ghoughphltheightteeaiu," according tothe folloving rule "Gh stands fob p, as you1'l1find friom the last lelters in hiccough. Oughstands for o, as in dough. Phth stands for t,1as in phthisis. Eigh stands for a, as in neigh-

bor. Tte stanlls for t, -as in oazette, and eaustands for o, as in beau."

Some time since it was noticed that Bob didnot show his ficcuistomed interest in lettering.A few think that after his hard and severe laboron his note-book in hydraulics, and then to fiLilgetting the card, was too much fbr himl, - atany rate, he bought his gun and ticket, and hasleft. Some have the opinion that he thoughtthere was more money in duck-shooting.

We feel sorry to announce that the civils havelost one more of their number. Mr. Lull, of84, feeling that on account of his eyes he shouldnot always be able to follow the profession of acivil engineer, and being offered a good posi-

tion in a manufcltu-rinh bhusiness, has accepted,and gone to reside farther East. He is to becongratulated at his fine opportunity, and, 1)beingwidely Iknown throngh the Institute, has the bestwishes of all for his success.

TH E BIRUNSWICK AIMEETING.

Tle call of the V. L Cliub f)r a ineetino onM|onday evening in one of the Brunswick par-lors to devise means for (reater sociality amongthe students was answered by a good attend-ance and considerable enithusiasm, especiallytoward the latter pait of the evenifng.

After thle election of . committee to imake ar-rangelmients f,,r an lartistic entelrtaiiment, anumlber of gentlemell were invite(d to favor thecompaniy with some slight exhibition of theirtalents. Son's with lbNaijo alid guitair accom-ll)alilmelts, impl)ersonitions, clogs, and perforlm-

ances with the bones I)r(outhlt forth or.le:t ap-pilatise, (aned g"ve evicdeiice of' talents of no me norder in the direction ol'fui matkiinw.

Mr. Spauncling's ierform.ances wvith the boneswere more than astonistlingl, and called forthprolonged atpplatuse. Therle is, no d(oul)t, a greiatfiture before this gentleman.

Toward elev en the meeti ng-tadjourned, sulkjectto the call of thie committee, and reptaiiedcl to theInstitutte steps to carol -tw-itv the relluiindcr ofthe evenin).

A vote of thanks wais passed Iby thosepresent, to i\essrs. Barnes anld 1)unklee, pro-prietors of the lBrunswick, in recognition oftheir kindness in giving the use of the parlor forthe meeting.

Chiarles A. Snedeker, '82, for two years at

special .architect at the Institute, died ait hishome in Brooklyil, N. Y., on T1hursday, the16th tilt., of typhoid fever, after .an illness oftwo weeks. Charley (vill be remembered by agreat many as a jovial, ,good-heartecl fellow, andthe notice of his death will be received with re-gret by all who knew him. He wats, up to thetime of his illness, draughtsman fbor his father,who is a lare contractor and b)uilder inBrooklyn.

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( )NTE of the most welcome of the recent visitorsto our Exchanlle table is C/hacA fiom the

University of Pennsylvania. A paper whichcould strike the golden mean between theul-iiquity of La7py'.s humor and the arid pagesenclosed between the green covers of the Dart-moutht can hardly fail to attain the success whichits excellence and novelty deserve. The cutsand verses withl which the paper abounds aregenerally excellent., and we recommend (Jhaif'to all firequenters of the reading-room. . Thedeath of a fitvorite professor called forth in theFebruary number one of the best editorials weremember to have seen in a college journal, andthe following verses :

Our business is to laugh, you say,No time for weeping now, i' sooth,

Though sorrow comes, and death to-dayHas ta'en the friend of age and youth.

No time for jesting now.? Alas !Too oft the clown stands by the grave

And mingles dirges with his laughs,And funeral hymn with ribald stave.

Humor's our role ? I)o tears not fallFrom laughter as from sorrow, then ?

Your fool is Janus-faced, and allThrough life shows either side to men.

We have :lways been awed in the presence ofour staid and dignified firiend the Advocate, andhave longo ago ceased to wonder how he coulda·lways keep his ftace so straight. He has atlast, howvever, descended to humor, and for thesake of a xvell-earned reputation, let us hopethat hle will not find the proverblial difciculty inretracing his steps and ieturning to upper air.For fine-examples of the work of early Englishwood-engravers we recomme ld his supl)lement,which is a strange and unapproachable mingling

of "Iolanthe," "The Inferno," and utter ain-lessnless.

The l ecent semi-annual examinations whichhave ibeen general throutlgout the colleges havecalled forth the-:nlual discussion and condem-I:natio(l of the mnaring, system in its vuarious formsGenerally, however, complaints are numerulls,sullcrestions few

Harvard nld Yale alre at it, and each other,1ag,.inll in the familiar fashion This time it is

the boat-race. After much digraceful bicker-ing, a set of rules to govern such contests hasbeen adopted, and will, it is to be hoped, doawa.y hereaflter with such controversies, at oncechildish and unnecessary.

tippIgh8s.THIS vwail from the Michigan Argonaut will

be especially aplpreciated at this time by '85: -

Foul physics is my theme, sir;Its lo ver I esteem, sir ;The biggest crank that ever drankThe milk and left the cream, sir.

For when much else there is, sir,That's full of sense and bliss, sir,Pray why put up with such a cupOf bitterness as this, sir?

It drown me with velocity,And opens my porosity;Division rules my moleculesWith clinical ferocity.

Work and accelerationKeep me in forced vibration.T'rhe 'ometers and 'mometersBring mental aberration.

With prisms and with lensesMy distracted sight it frenziesThe spectral curse blights me far worseThan mumps or influenzas.

Just when I think I 've tumbledT'o thiat for which I fumbledThroughout my brains, the prof explains,And all my thoughts are jumbled.

To suffering I'mi inurableWhenever its incurableBut such distress without successIs simply unendurable.

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THE CRUSH HATPATENTED AuG. 27, 1878.

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Boston Foroeig Book Store.CARL SCHOENIHOF,

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rThe rumor that the Pr'inceton'l'ger will not be able to survivethe departure of '83 calls forththis epitapth from the Argo: -

'" I am dyiing, Princeton, dying,Fast ebbs my fun away;

I am tryiing. Princeton, tryiugTo laugh still while I miay.

I am si(ghing, Princeton, sighing;To smile is hard for me;

Brother Lampy, stop your crying:I shall cease with '83."'

GLOVE SAll Technology Students will fiend

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SCnIOOL, Boston, Mass., and its re-mlarkable success can be ascertainedfrom the Chairman and Secretary ofthe Faculty of that Institute.

It aims to fit its candidates sothoroughly that they will not beweighted by "conditions" to bemade up after entering, when alltheir powers are needed for theirregular work.

The School is wvithin two minutes'walk of the Institute, affording theteachers who are preparing the can-didates with unequalled opportunitiesfor consulting the professors.

Successful preparation is madealso for College and for Business.Chauncy Hall is the oldest actd largestprivate school in Boston.

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Old Books, Magazines, Music, Etc.Neatly Bouznd in every Style, at Lowest Prices.

The fashionable color ofthis season is an old cold.Ex.

A Newark (O.) editor isknown to wear No. 1291 boots.This is probably..the biggestjournalistic feat on record.--ELx.

Extract from a letter by anine-year-old young lady toher brother in college : "Dickybird laid an egg yesterday. Iguess we'll call him Jenny,now. " -- OZ O'(lr t.

The Harva1rd Glee Club isgoing to Chicago during the

Portfolios of every descriptions for Photographs andEngravings, made to order. springo vacation.

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We use the Genuine French Rice Paper of ourown direct importation, which is made especiallyfor us, water marked with the name of the brand," Richmond Straight Cut No. 1," on each Cigar-ette, without which none are genuine. Baseimitations of this brand have been put on sale, andCigarette smokers are cautioned that this is theOld and Original brand, and to observe that eachpackage or box of Richmond Straight Cut Cigar.ettes bears the signature of ALLEN & GIN-TER, lM[anufacturers, Richmond, Va.

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Feb. 17, theAthletic Con-

venfion -was held in New York,tell colleges being represented.The next meeting is to take placeon May 26, prolably on the NewYork Polo grounds.

Charlie Vere de Vere (senten-tiously) --- ' GeniLuses, lly (lelar

Miss Marlll)orough, are men whojust miss being fools, and foolsare men who just miss beingIgeniuses."

Aliss Marlborough (aw westrule k).--- " What original things you say,Mil. Vere de Vere ! I sometimesthink that . you areogenilus."-Lalcmoon.

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MUSIC every Evening, Wednesday and Saturday Afternoons, andIIolidays.

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room. Gentlemanly and courteous instructors always in attendance toassist beginners. The management, on behalf of patrolns, reserves theright to refuse admission or use of skates to any objectionable person.

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Feminiille subtlety. First an-inex malid. -" Here's a ca:t."

second atnex maid.--" Wait;

let's take that red one just be-hind: they go ever so muchfastel."- Lamrpo)on.

Around her waist my arml I steal.Gracious! what a thrill I feelA s round ler waist my ar;l) I steal.

" (George how can you be so rude?I was never thought a prude,Lut such actions I won't stand;So. please now. take -a way yourI ha:nd."

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If he studied, so they say,Very high

Would he rank; but 'twill not payHim to try.

O'er Carlyle he likes to ponder,kWith Rousseau in dreams to wander;And of high art still he's fonder

In his eye.Verses stuffed with swelling words

Can he writeOf the songs of fays and birds

Heard by night.On a guitar he twangles,Serenades of Schubert mangles,While for compliments he angles

With delight.Laziness he calls hisforte

With a smile;Languid grace au sublime porte

Quite in style;But that elegance ecstaticWith a fancy acrobaticCannot bring renown Socratic,

Bet your pile !-A thenceurm.

AFTER FouR WEEKS ABROAD.

She thinks America is crude,For counts and dukes are somewhat

rare;Society 's not pleasant whereTradesmen intrude.She murmurs in her travelled voiceThat in the arts we're very young:No men of taste have thought or sungFor us by choice.Our manners, too, are not refined:We leave our daughters far too free;Their shocking conduct cannot beToo much maligned.Her modesty I quite outragedBy asking her to ride alone."No, but I could "-in sweetest tone"Were we - engaged 1 "

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JO L & Jl5AS DOESON,525 & 521 Washington St., Boston.

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147 Tremont Street,

Elevator to the Atelier. Photograph,

G. H. HASTINGS.

ers to Class of '83.

BRUNSWICKBOSTO N'S

GRANDEST

HOTEL,

Near the Pu blicGarden, Common,and Public Library,Museum of

Church, and oppo-

site Institute ofTechnology.

Beacon and Dart-

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all Bac Bay Cars

pass the Hotel, for

either up or down

town, every three

minutes.

BARNES & DUNKLEE,Proprietors.

FineArts, New OldSouth, Trinity(Phillips Bro ks's)

CURTIS & WELD,

AND DEALERS IN

I heatrical Goods,PLACE .

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_Liver7more 'sY1 Cross StyZographic :Pen -

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TLevi TIowef,

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othedtify,Cor. of Clarendon and Boylston Sts.

Particular attention given to Physicians' Prescriptions and Family Med-icines. Specialties: Atkinson's White Rose, Stephanotis, Wood Violetand Edelweis. Caswell & Massy's Toilet Colognes and Perfumes.

Also, the finest stock of Brushes and Toilet Goods of all kinds.

was cdlraxamcedL to $2_00.

each?etail

P.RICE.

THE STYLOGRAPHIC PEN CO. . ..... 290 Washington Street, BOSTON, MASS.

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. .In three shades, Oxford, Black, andTerra Cotta M ixtures. AB Corded Diagonal patterns;

-·: : four oorrect styles, two with Mohair binding, ond two with stitched edg8es., Substantial city: make, and well trimmed. Strimmedtly All Wool. Weather and wo0l tA.d, and th.erefor war-ranted not to fade. For fit, finish, and drability the "'DUNDEII" canpot be surpassed at

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ted ' DUNDEBi " fabrics so as-to be able to place them upon our coupte rst t, lows price than $B0.

A. SHUIMAN & CO., Manufacturers, Jobbers wid ... et.llers,- Gentlemen's

RBetail lepartment.. . . 440 Washington Street, TO CVOqew

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WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON.CATALOGUES FREE UPQN APPLICATION.

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